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Miss Call or Missed Call?

I just got confused...

What it should be?

I got a miss call? OR I got a missed call?
Give a miss call? OR Give me a missed call?
I got a miss call from your side? OR I got a missed call from your side?
I got a miss call from you? OR I got a missed call from you?

Re: Miss Call or Missed Call?

Best: I missed a call from you.

These days, when you look at your smart phone, it will give you a list of any calls you missed. So we do say "I've got a missed call from you" to mean "I see that you called, but I missed it." But you don't have to use this jargon. Just say "I missed a call from you."

I'm not a teacher, but I write for a living. Please don't ask me about 2nd conditionals, but I'm a safe bet for what reads well in (American) English.

Re: Miss Call or Missed Call?

Originally Posted by Tdol

It does make it clear to the person that you're not going to answer it so it isn't going to waste money.

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I can see that this makes sense, so perhaps such a usage is growing. I haven't met it though. I, being an old fogey, would expend a few extra words and say: 'Give me a call - I won't answer' or 'Send me a text so I can add you to my directory/put your number on my phone'.

On the other hand - what you have on your phone in the way of records about missed calls, are indeed referred to as 'missed calls'.